BACKGROUND Adrenal pseudocysts are often discovered incidentally on imaging, but the diagnosis and treatment can be challenging. A case of adrenal pseudocyst with hemorrhage is presented that mimicked a solid tumor on imaging, resulting in adrenalectomy. CASE REPORT A 78-year-old woman was found to have a right adrenal lesion on abdominal imaging. Enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed a hete...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To describe treatment results and identify predictors of the need for surgical intervention in patients with vocal fold pseudocyst. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study with longitudinal followup via survey. METHODS Clinical records were reviewed for demographic information, VHI-10 score, and degree of severity of dysphonia. Videostroboscopic examinations were evalu...

RFO, Passo Fundo, v. 17, n. 1, p. 41-45, jan./abr. 2012 Objective: The aim of this present study was to determine the prevalence of developing lesions such as: antral pseudocyst, Stafne bone cavity and elongated stylohyoid complex in patients from the Dentistry Faculty of the Federal University of Pelotas – RS – Brazil. Methodology: A total of 667 panoramic radiographies were observed. Dome-sha...

INTRODUCTION Pancreatic pseudocyst presented as pseudoaneurysm of the splenic artery is a potential serious complication in patients with chronic pancreatitis. CASE REPORT A 42-year-old male patient with a long-standing evolution of chronic pancreatitis and 8-year long evolution of pancreas pseudocyst was referred to the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade due to worsening of the general condi...

Rupture of pancreatic pseudocyst is one of the rare complications and usually results in high mortality. The present case was a rupture of pancreatic pseudocyst that could be treated by surgical intervention. A 74-year-old man developed abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, and he was diagnosed with cholecystitis and pneumonia. Three days later, acute pancreatitis occurred and computed tomogr...

An infected pre-auricular sinus presenting as a post-auricular swelling is commonly misdiagnosed as an infected dermoid or sebaceous cyst. It may even mimic a mastoid abscess leading to further unwarranted investigations and interventions. We present a case of a 25-year-old Malay man who was initially diagnosed with recurrent infected dermoid cyst. At presentation, a right post-auricular inflam...

Background. Primary dysmenorrhea is prevalent in adolescents and young women. Menstrual pain and distress causes poor school performance and physiological damage. Auricular acupressure can be used to treat these symptoms, and Internet-based systems are a flexible way of communicating and delivering the relevant information. Objective. This study investigates the effects of auricular acupressure...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility and validity of great auricular nerve preservation during parotidectomy. METHODS Thirty patients with parotid tumors were randomized to 2 groups. Sixteen patients (group A) underwent classic parotidectomy with sacrifice of the great auricular nerve. The surgeon tried to spare the nerve in the 14 patients (group B). Tactile sensitivity, pain sensitivity, a...

Vectorcardiography demonstrates very clearly the method of auricular activation and shows its spatial development. This is illustrated and discussed in this paper as it occurs in normal subjects, in a patient with an ectopic auricular pacemaker, and in patients with pulmonary heart disease. Changes similar to those seen in patients with cor pulmonale have been observed in dogs after partial occ...

Auricular acupuncture can be an effective treatment for acute anxiety, but there is a lack of direct comparisons of acupuncture to proven standard drug treatments. In this study we compared the efficacy of auricular acupuncture with intranasal midazolam, placebo acupuncture, and no treatment for reducing dental anxiety. Patients having dental extractions (n = 67) were randomized to (i) auricula...